Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 339: Chapter 337: The Weight of the Great Cafeteria

Chen Xing called Song Yiguo and told him she had found a Healing Ability User.

When Song Yiguo heard about the Healing Ability User, he agreed to immediately send someone to pick them up.

He had two Healing Ability Users under him, both of whom had reached the Seventh Level. He had specially provided Crystal Cores to raise their levels.

But... two healers were clearly not enough.

Upon hearing about another Healing Ability User, he naturally wanted to claim them for himself immediately.

Chen Xing had considered the factory district.

From her phone call with Brother Xiao, she knew the factory district had two Healing Ability Users.

Although one was only at Level Two, they should be able to level up quickly after her reminder.

The factory district was usually quiet, with their work mostly consisting of treating simple illnesses.

If a real disaster struck, one more person wouldn’t make much of a difference.

The fact that Song Yiguo was the big boss behind the factory district had already spread throughout Huaxia, so ordinary teams wouldn’t dare to mess with them.

Even if a zombie horde attacked, it wouldn’t be a huge problem for them.

Their retreat routes were already well-established. At worst, they would just lose some property.

But if they were unlucky enough to encounter a High-Level Spiritual Zombie that happened to discover their hidden entrance, then even ten healers would be useless.

That’s why... Chen Xing had reminded Brother Xiao to have their Spiritual Ability User level up as quickly as possible.

But things were different for Song Yiguo.

His teams were responsible for protecting the entire country, a much more dangerous task than at the factory district. He was also a prominent target, as everyone wanted to seize the National Capital Safety Zone. If Chen Ming went there, he would be an extra safeguard.

Chen Xing estimated that it would take a few days for Song Yiguo’s people to arrive.

The weather was about to turn cold, which would cause delays on the road.

Since they couldn’t leave right away, she would have to be responsible for Chen Ming’s food and lodging.

With the delay, it was indeed already past noon, so Chen Xing immediately took out her cookware and started making a meal.

Knowing Chen Xing had a Space Ability and could store many things inside it, Chen Ming wasn’t too surprised.

It was just that... he was a little at a loss.

He didn’t know whether he should offer to help.

If he helped, it would seem like he was imposing on her for food. But if he didn’t, he felt it would be impolite.

Chen Xing had no idea that her simply making a meal would make him so uncomfortable.

It wasn’t until she glanced over while washing vegetables that she noticed him clenching his fists anxiously.

’It’s understandable, when you think about it.’

’After so long in the apocalypse, no matter how good your relationship is, people don’t just give away food anymore. It’s a matter of future survival.’

Chen Xing stopped what she was doing and asked with a smile, ”Could you help me wash these vegetables? I’m a little overwhelmed!”

”Of course!” Chen Ming agreed, relieved, and walked toward the kitchen.

He didn’t dare to hope she would let him eat; he just wanted to feel a little more at ease.

While he was washing the vegetables, the fragrant aroma of braised beef with potatoes wafted out.

Before long, the scent of cooking rice also filled the air.

Chen Ming felt that just smelling it was enough to send him into ecstasy.

’How long has it been since I’ve smelled something like this?’

Although Li Lei’s team had never been short on supplies, they would never start a fire to cook such a luxurious meal.

The most they ever did when starting a fire was boil some noodles.

Usually, they just ate simple food like crackers.

He had almost forgotten that such delicious food once existed in the world.

”Doesn’t your meat spoil after being kept for so long?” Chen Ming asked curiously.

Even though she had an RV, the refrigerators inside them weren’t very big.

You couldn’t store much meat in them, so it should have been eaten long ago.

”Things last much longer in a spatial storage than outside!” Chen Xing wasn’t just making things up.

She had talked with the Space Ability User in Song Yiguo’s team. His space couldn’t preserve things forever, but keeping them for two months was no problem.

Chen Ming immediately looked at Chen Xing with envy.

’How great would it be to have a space like that?’

’But it’s not something you can get just by being envious. It’s a gift from the heavens.’

’Still, I haven’t been treated too badly, either. A weakling like me ended up with a Healing Ability. How else would I have survived until now?’

While Chen Ming washed the vegetables, Chen Xing stir-fried some tomatoes and eggs, made some garlic-scented eggplant, and finally tossed a cold vegetable salad.

It wasn’t much. Including the braised beef and potatoes, it was only four dishes.

She couldn’t just eat a lavish meal of a dozen dishes in front of someone else.

Of course... while there were only four dishes, the portions were all doubled.

She knew her own appetite and wasn’t about to shortchange herself.

When Chen Ming saw the braised beef with potatoes being served in a basin, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.

It was the portion size of a large cafeteria!

Holding his bowl of rice, Chen Ming’s eyes grew a little misty, and the hand holding his chopsticks trembled slightly.

He never thought he would one day be able to eat such a sumptuous meal again.

”Let’s eat!” Chen Xing said, pretending not to notice as she started digging into her rice.

Seeing the way Chen Xing ate, Chen Ming’s repressed feelings instantly vanished. He nodded and said, ”Let’s eat!”

Chen Ming hadn’t eaten this much in a long time; he had broken his own record. But compared to the ”delicate fairy,” it was just a drop in the ocean.

After the meal, Chen Ming proactively offered to wash the dishes, and Chen Xing didn’t refuse.

Although there was no running water, Chen Xing had plenty of spare water. She took out two barrels—enough not just for washing dishes, but for taking a bath as well.

Only then did she take a good look at Chen Ming. It seemed he was... a little ripe.

So, while going next door to get some daily necessities for him, she also took out the small RV and placed it on the balcony.

Chen Ming didn’t quite understand.

”There’s water in the RV. You can go wash up!” Chen Xing also found two sets of men’s clothes for him, from underwear to outerwear.

With that, she left the room without waiting for Chen Ming’s thanks.

Chen Ming’s words of thanks were on the tip of his tongue, but he had to swallow them for now.

Around four in the afternoon, Li Lei came back with his men.

His underling waiting downstairs said there had been no sign of Chen Ming, and the beautiful woman hadn’t shown her face either.

He had guessed that brat Chen Ming was unreliable.

But... he wasn’t afraid!

’Let’s see who can outlast whom.’

’I don’t believe you can just fly away while I’m guarding your door!’

And so, men were posted to guard the area downstairs from Chen Xing’s building.

Chen Xing had heard from Chen Ming that the other group had thirty-one people: twenty-five men and six women.

Only after joining the team did he realize they were up to no good.

If he hadn’t found a suitable opportunity to escape, he wouldn’t have stayed with the team.

Now that she understood the situation, it would be easy for Chen Xing to handle things.

After dinner, Chen Ming went to the apartment next door.

Chen Xing also entered her space early, took a bath, bonded with her little pets for a while, and then went to sleep.

She was woken up in the early morning by the sound of something being smashed.

’I haven’t even gone looking for them, and they’ve delivered themselves right to my doorstep.’

She drank some spring water to refresh herself before emerging from her space.

By now, Chen Ming, who had also been woken by the terrible noise, was already knocking on her door. ”Chen Xing, there’s trouble!”

Chen Xing opened the door, as calm as if she hadn’t heard a thing. ”It’s nothing. Go back to sleep. I’ve placed steel plates on every floor. Even if they keep smashing until tomorrow, they won’t be able to get to our level!”

That was easy for her to say, but how could Chen Ming possibly get any sleep?

But on second thought, there was nothing else he could do, so he could only return to his room and try to sleep.

After closing the door, Chen Xing entered her Jiezhi Space, and in the next instant, she appeared on the first floor where they were smashing the door.